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Director:

Sam Henry Kass

Writer:

Sam Henry Kass (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

21 June 1996 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Tagline:

With this search team... pray you don't get lost.

Plot:

While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood, a young film school graduate shifts the focus... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

A brilliant mockumentary style black comedy, that grabs hold of you from the start! more (25 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Holt McCallany ... Les

Michael Badalucco ... Joe Head
Nicholas Turturro ... Junior
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini ... Lefty (as Ray Mancini)

Steve Buscemi ... Ed Hoyt
Anne Meara ... Holly Hoyt

Samuel L. Jackson ... Col. Ron

John Turturro ... Disco Bean

Tony Sirico ... Snake

Jennifer Beals ... Ellen
Wayne Maugans ... Tommy Hoyt
Adam LeFevre ... Detective
Lodge Kerrigan ... Cameraman
Aida Turturro ... Madame Esther

Joseph Siravo ... Father Julio
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language.

Runtime:

France:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Orenda Films more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Filmed in 1993, but not released until 1996. more

Quotes:

Joe Head: Who's Disco Bean? He's one of the greatest disco dancers around. I can introduce you to him, he's a friend of mine.
Les: Isn't disco suppose to be dead?
Joe Head: He died? Nobody told me nothin'.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002) more


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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A brilliant mockumentary style black comedy, that grabs hold of you from the start!, 17 August 2002
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All the reviews of this movie slam it, but they are missing the point - if you look at it from the point of view of the characters involved, and try to se things as they would, you would love it! The film maker is like every film maker and news reporter I have ever met, eager for a ground breaking story, hoping against hope that Jimmy turns up dead, because it will make great cinema! The other characters are a lot like some people I know - they seem to resemble young high school drop outs, who are just milling around, looking for ways to make cash! When Jimmy goes missing, they all half heartedly look for him, not really caring whether he shows up or not, and the results are hilarious! This film is a rare gem, well worth seeing! Steve Buscemi and Samuel L Jackson carry the movie, and those two make it worth seeing for them alone! A great movie!

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GREAT MOVIE Ifonlyicared
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